Central serves seven counties in central Oklahoma including Garfield, Lincoln, Logan, Oklahoma, Noble, Payne and Pawnee. Central has made it a mission to improve the quality of life of those living in the communities in our service area. These communities include:

Agra- In northern Lincoln County, 13 miles north of Chandler. Post office established December 20, 1902. Its name was coined by the town site developer from the word agriculture. Estimated population: 356.

Carney- In northwestern Lincoln County. Post office established April 9, 1892. Named for Carney Staples, town site developer. The original name of the community was Cold Springs. Estimated population: 649.

Chandler- County seat of Lincoln County. Post office established September 21, 1891. Named for George Chandler, Independence, Kan. , assistant secretary of the interior under President Harrison. Estimated population: 2,136.

Coyle- In eastern Logan County. Town site plat filed in 1899 as Iowa City. Post office established May 5, 1900. Named for William Coyle of Guthrie. Estimated population: 337.

Crescent- In western Logan County. Post office established February 21, 1890. It took its name from the crescent-shaped ring of nearby oak timber. Estimated population: 1,281.

Davenport- In eastern Lincoln County. Post office established March 29, 1892. Named for her family by Nettie Davenport, first postmaster. Estimated population: 881.

Glencoe- In northern Payne County, 10 miles southwest of Pawnee. Post office established December 6, 1899. Until June 14, 1901, the official name of the post office was Glenco. Its name comes from Glencoe, a glen (a small, secluded valley) in Argyllshire. Estimated population: 582.

Guthrie- Capital of Oklahoma Territory and the capital of the state of Oklahoma until June 11, 1910. County seat of Logan County , as well as its predecessor territorial county. Post office established April 4, 1889. Named for John Guthrie of Topeka, Kansas. Estimated population: 9,925.

Perry- County seat of Noble County. Post office established August 25, 1893. Named for J.A. Perry, a member of the Cherokee Strip Commission during the administration of President Grover Cleveland. Estimated population: 5,230.

Ripley- In southern Payne County , 7 miles west of Cushing. Post office established February 23, 1900. Named for William P. Ripley, president of the Santa Fe Railway. Estimated population: 444.

Stillwater- County seat of Payne County. Post office established August 28, 1889. Took its name from nearby Stillwater Creek, a tributary of the Cimarron River. Estimated population: 39,065.